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My Dandelion Friend
04:26
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I smiled at a sunflower, but it turned up its face
I reached for the roses, but they only made me bleed
The forget-me-nots said, "Remember your place,
If you ever belonged, you belong in the weeds."
But you took me in, my dandelion friend
There by your side I would find
There is shelter in the wind
Storm after storm, when the whole world is reborn
I will be with you again.
The sky is our highway, we go as we please
Carry our stories in the satchel of a seed
I know when I hear it, aloft on the breeze
The song in your heart is the music I need
You took me in, my dandelion friend
Now we are many
And ever unbroken, we will bend
Row upon row, how the dandelions grow
And we will rise up again.
You took me in, my dandelion friend
There by your side I would find
There is shelter in the wind
Year after year, I return to find you here
I will find you again
My dandelion friend.
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One of Your Own
04:15
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I am a child of the road and the weary-eyed
Wanderers dreaming of love
All that I've had all my life are my name
And the light of the stars up above.
But now I have found that no wanderer's journey
Can ever go on without end,
A fire turns cold and a sweet song grows lonely
If never it's shared with a friend.
So laugh me and cry me and sing me to sleep
Tonight, when I need you most.
And I'll give you all that I find I can give
If I can be one of your own.
This was the place that I held in my hand
When I planned out my dreams long ago,
And you are the face that my words understand,
And the hold that will never let go.
Right here with you was the first time I knew
That I wish I could live forever.
So we'll laugh on and cry on and sing on together,
Tonight, when we need it most.
And I'll give you all that I find I can give,
For I love you as one of my own.
And this is the blessing that I'll give to you,
The best one that I know to give--
May you always remember this time as I do,
For as far and as long as you live.
Laugh me and cry me and sing me to sleep
Tonight, when I need you most.
And I'll give you all that I find I can give
If I can be one of your own.
Laugh me and cry me and sing me to sleep
Tonight, when I need you most.
And I'll give you all that I find I can give
If I can be one of your own
For I love you as one of my own.
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Creating Consonance
03:20
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The time has come to sing and play
The spring is here and we rejoice
Between the mountains and the bay
The valley rings with many voices:
Wizarding rockers and Trekkies and Trockers
And space operetta to spare
Magic and wonder and puns and more puns
And some music composed on a dare
If there's a song in your heart, you can share it
if you've got a dream on your mind, you can dare it
Now's your chance! Come on and dance!
Go wild as you want to, you've got to believe
We can build confidence,
Creating Consonance!
The moon is in tune with the cat and the fiddle,
The circle’s a galaxy, swirling with sound
The words and the melody meet in the middle,
And we'll all bring it home the long way around
Silly and strange are the worlds we arrange,
There are stories for every sun
There's so much to do, there's a place for you too
You know art is for everyone
If there's a song in your heart, you can share it
If you've got a dream on your mind you can dare it
Now's your chance! Come on and dance!
We'll go wild as we want to, we've got to believe
We can build confidence
Build homes and hopes and dreams
Of such great consequence
We can build confidence
Creating Consonance!
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